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DEXTER HAZARD oE MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoR oE ONE-HALE To FREDERICKo. CLARK, oF SAME PLACE.

SAW-SHARPENING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,187, dated April10, 1894. Applicationiedneamta12,189s. serrano. 493,492. Nomaden .To @ZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DEXTER HAZARD, of Marquette, in the county ofMarquette and State of Michigan, have invented a new, novel, andimproved device, which will be automatic in its operation, for grindingsolid sawteeth formed on the arcs of circles, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has for its object the production'of a mechanism which willbe automatic in its operation for sharpening saw teeth formed on thearcs of circles, as stated above. Also teeth, the faceof which areformed by the semi-circle of an arc, except the cutting point; and thebacks of which are formed upon the tangents of the arc, as abovedescribed. f

In the drawings, Figure l is the face or front view of my invention, inlelevation, as it will appear when adjusted, ready for operation, exceptthe saw. Fig. 2 is a section broken off from a band or gang saw, as itwill appear when in the machine under both stones. Also showing a brokensection of bothI stones marked X and X. Also showing a part of themechanism which moves the saw along under the stones. Fig. 3 is an endview of Fig. 1, inI elevation, showing the machine as it will appearwith the saw I in position under the first stone. The second stone Xdoes not appear in this-figure but is shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is thesame view of the machine as Fig. 3, showing the second stone X attachedand in position, as it will appear When the machine is complete. Fig. 5is a top and face viewof the mechanism, as appears in Fig. l, marked H.Y., which is for the purpose of moving the saw under the stones X and X.Fig. 6 is the side View of Fig. 5, showing in broken section the flatside upon which this mechanism moves forward and backward, in itsoperation. Fig. '7 is the end View of Fig. 6, showing Fig. 6 restingupon the slide 1S. Fig. Sis asection taken through frame u, bracket A,and connected parts in Fig. l, showing the relative arrangement of theseparts. X is an emery wheel which is held in position by the arbor W.This arborA is held in position by an iron frame u.. This frame is heldto the slides by boxes p and p. The

small frame 'a is moved forward and back upon these slides by the rodI', which is connected to a crank g. This crank is driven by a'shaftwhich receives its motion from elliptical gears marked h. The firstelliptical gear receives its motion from a shaft which is driven by anordinary beveled gear marked G The first pair of slides to which theframe u is connected is held in position by??I and n', which are twopair of boxes cast solid 'at right angles to each other, and connectedby a rib' cast to one end of each. These double boxes connect one pairof slides to the other and allow the forward and back motions, and theend or lateral motions to operate at the same time, which will allow thestone to grind any circle that maybe desired.

N is a rocking bar which is attached to the bracket m by a bolt markedF.Y

N connects the rocking bar N to the frame U, which carries the arbor.

L is a rod, provided With a thread at one end, and connected to N at theother.

F is one-half of a double box, which is held in position by L.

L is a rod which passes through box F behind L and is provided with athread and a wheel, which isalso provided with a thread to correspondwith the thread on L. The opposite end of L is connected to a crank.When this crank is in motion, it will appear how the above mechanismwill give to the arbor W the lateral or end motion, as desired.

A is a large bracket provided with two perpendicular arms formed on thearcs of circles.

r and T are o'peu slots cast in these circular arms.

Z and Z are a pair of boxes cast solid to D. D is held to the arms on Aby bolts which pass through the open slots in A. With the use of 'theseboxes Z and Z, the bottom pair of slides are connected to this bracket Aand as the double boxes n and fn. connect the topand v bottom slides, itWill appear how thismech.-

4anism is held in position, as A is connected to the frame of themachine at the bottom by bolts. With the use of these elliptical gears,a fast. and v slow motion can be given to the small frameu in eitherdirection, as may be desired, in every revolution which the difterentcranks make. As the elliptical gear on IOO each crank shaft is driven bythe one gear o', both cranks must make the same number of revolutions inany given time. With this mechanism, it will appear how the stone willcontinue to grind any one shape of teeth that may be desired until themechanism is adjusted to grind some other form.

H isa small sliding lock, which receives its transverse motion fromaslotted rod, marked I, which is driven by a crank e. This crank is alsodriven by elliptical gear a, which receives its motion from a shaftdriven by an ordinary gear wheel G. This large gear wheel Gis aduplicate of G.

h and h are pinions driven by one shaft. These small pinions 7i and hgive the large gear wheels G and G their motion. lt will appear thatthese pinions h and h will give the gear wheels G and G the samecontinuous motion, because these pinions h and h are of the samediameter and are driven by the one shaft, which shaft receives itsmotion from the pul ley o, which is driven by a belt from the pulley M'.The pulley M is held in position by a shaft, upon which is placed thepulley M. This pulley M is connected to whatever mo; tive `power may beused by a belt. From this belt, which is connected to M, the rest of themechanism receives its motive power.

T is one `pair of cone pulleys, connected to the same shaft which drivesthe pinions h.

T is a small pair of cone pulleys, which drives the shaft upon which itis placed and receives its motion from a belt, which connects it to T.

V is a pulley which drives the arbor W which gives the stone X itsdesired motion.

t is a box and standard which holds the top shaft in position, and isconnected at the bottom by bolts to the frame of the machine.

- X is the second stone and is held in position by the arbor W. Thisarbor is held in position bya swinging frame U, which frame is connectedby a bolt to a sliding box marked 5. This box 5 is held in position by arod marked 8, which is provided with a thread. Said rod 8 is held inposition by passing through the top of the frame marked 4. This frame 4is provided with a slot to correspond with the size of the square box 5.Said frame 4 is connected at the bottom to the frame of the machine bybolts. With the use of this sliding box and this rod 8, which isprovided with a thread, the operator can raise or lower the frame U,which will allow the stone to be raised or lowered as may be desired, toremove theamount of steel necessary from the top of the point of thetooth.

The frame U at the bottom is connected by rod `10 to the same crankwhich drives therod L. It will appear when this crank is in motion howthe rod 10 will give the swinging frame U a forward and back motion,which will cause the stone X to be moved forward and back over the pointof a tooth at the same time the other stone X is grinding the face andcircle throat of another tooth.

This machine is built to sharpen from thirty to forty teeth per minute,according tothe speed at which the large pulley M is driven. It willappear as the mechanism is all driven by the one shaft, which drives thesmall pinions h and h, the fast and slow motion, which the ellipticalgearing will produce, in each revolution, by adjusting the crank, anydesired circle or proportion of arcs can be obtained, and no one part ofthe mechanism can get out of time with the other.

j is a piece of wood, and is connected to pieces of flat spring steelmarked 't' and which are provided with slots, and are held to k byslots.

7c is a rest upon which the back of the saw is placed. The dotted linein 7c represents a narrow groove in which the back of the saw movesalong and holds the back of the saw in position. These steel springs tand t" force the piece of wood j against one side ot the saw and holdthe saw firm against the rest, which is attached to the frame of themachine, and is for the purpose of holding the saw directly under thecenter of the stone.

J is a thin flat cast bar which is connected to the legs of the machineB.

P and P are small gear wheels which are i provided with cogs thatcorrespond with the teeth R, which are cast in the leg of the machine.These pinions P and P are held in position by a shaft upon which isplaced a crank marked s. By turning this shaft these pinions will raiseor lower the bar J, which will allow the saw to be raised up or down asmay be desired, to bring it up to the edge of the stone.

The shaft K which operates the small pinions P and P is provided with aratchetwheel between the end of the frame J, and the crank s. Upon theend ot' the dat bar J directly over the ratchet-wheel is placed a pawlor dog. As this shaft is turned over, the ratchet-wheel moves underneaththis dog, which falls into the notches and prevents the shaft fromturning backward and holds the bar J up at any point desired.

Arbor W' is driven by a bolt from the pulley V', which is upon the sameshaft, driven by T.

Fig. 1S is a flat slide which holds the lock frame I-I in position.

Y is a short square bar, which is moved forward and back through thelock frame 14, which is a piece of steel provided with long and shortprojecting tongues in the shape of an ordinary mechanics square, and isheld in the lock frame H by a bolt marked 13.

the lock frame H. Between 'these set-screws isan open space.

`It will appear as the rod 3 moves 12 in either direction, 14 will bemoved until it comes IOO against the end of the set-screws 16. This openspace between these set-screws, 16, is for the purpose of allowing 14 togive the sliding bolt Y an end motion. When 14 is moved in the directionof the set-screw which is in the same side of the frame as 12 appears,the sliding bolt Y will be drawn back into the lock. This end motion toYis necessary to prevent it drawing the saw backward as 1o the bolt Y isreturning on its backward motion to the proper distance to correspondwith the vacant space between the front and back of the next toothto besharpened. Then,

as the crank reverses, 12 will move in opposite direction and 14 willforce the bolt Y forward until it passes through the vacant space beltween the teeth, and as 14 comes against the set-screw on the oppositeside, then the sliding frame will be moved forward. As the zo bolt Ycomes in contact with the tooth, it will move the saw forward to thedesired position. Now it will appear with the endinotion of Y, thismechanism can move the saw forward, and by Y moving endwise until it isclear of z 5 the body of the saw, the sliding framevH can be broughtbackward until the bolt Y is again opposite the open space betweenthenext two teeth. Then by this outward end motion, Y will be forcedthroughthe open space between 3o the teeth, and as 14 comes in contact with theset-screw, the end motion will stop, and the forward motion of 3 willcause the lock frame to move forward. As the slot in the lock frame Hcorresponds with the size o f the sliding bolt Y, any end motion of theframe H will give the bolt Y power to move the saw. The amount of endmotion of Y can be controlled as the space between the set-screw 16 isincreased or decreased, and the amount of 4o the end motion of thesliding frame H can be controlled by adjusting the bolt in the crank e.

What I claim is- 1. In a saw sharpening machine, the combination withsupporting bracket A, rods 0 and omounted thereon, of frame u slidablymounted upon said rods; arbor W journaled in said frame; connecting rodI;bar N; rocking bar N; box F; threaded rods L and L; cranks g and g',and the elliptical gears b and 5o b; all substantially as shown anddescribed. 2. In a saw sharpening machine, the comf bination withsupporting bracket 4, sliding -box 5, and swinging frame Umountedthereon; arbor W journaled in frame U; connectgears ing rod 10, cranksg, and the elliptical all substantially as shown and deb and b; scribed.l

3. In a saw sharpening machine, the combination with stationary slide18, sliding frame H mounted thereon; set-screw 16; sliding bolt Y; bar14; ball-*joint 12; connecting rod 3; crank e; elliptical gears aand a;all substantially as shown and described.

4. In a saw sharpening machine, the combination with supporting bracketA, rods o ando mounted thereon, of frame u slidably mounted upon saidrods; arbor W journaled in said frame; connecting rod I; bar N; rockingbar N; box F; threaded rods L and L; and b. Also stationary slide 18,sliding frame cranks g and g', and the elliptical gears b H mountedthereon; set-screw 16; sliding bolt Y; bar 14;,ball-joint 12; connectingrod 3; crank e; elliptical gears a and of; all substantially as shownand described.

5. In a saw sharpening machine, the combination with supporting bracketA, rods o and o mounted thereon, of frame u slidably mounted upon saidrods; arbor- W journaled in said frame; connecting rod I; bar N; rockingbar N; box F; threaded rods L and L; cranks gand g; supporting bracket4, sliding box 5 and swinging frame U mounted thereon; arbor W journaledin said frame U;con necting rod 10; crank g and the elliptical gears band b; all substantially as shown and described.

6. In a saw sharpening machine, the combination with supporting bracketA, rods 0 and o mounted thereon, of frame u slidably mounted upon saidrods; arbor W journaled in said frame;connecting rod I; bar N;rock ingbar N; box F; threaded rods L and L;

cranks g and g', and the elliptical gears b andV b; supporting bracket4, sliding box 5 and swinging frameUmounted thereon arbor W journaled inframe U; connecting rod 10;

crank g, and the said elliptical gears b and b'. Stationaryslide 18,sliding frame H mounted thereon; set-screw 16; sliding bolt Y; bar 14;ball-joint 12; connecting rod 8; crank e; elliptical gears d and ct; allsubstantially as shown and described.

DEXTER HAZARD.

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